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Been very good all week ,had a week end away so managed a few beers for one night only .loads of walking .eat healthy stuff all week.scales today showing 3different weights .have to weigh in next week or when scales are consistent.πŸ˜‚

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morelessAdministrator7 stone

Do you have digital scales gman?

Do you always use them in the same place?

Do they remain in this place, at all times?

Are they set on a firm surface? ie not on carpet, or bouncy floorboards.

Has the battery been replaced recently?

If you've answered no to any of these questions, then you need to sort the situation out :)

Hope this helps :)

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gman1961Hostβ€’ in reply tomoreless

Yes to all of these , even at best was 2lb off ,at worse 2lb on.

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morelessAdministrator7 stoneβ€’ in reply togman1961

Was this immediately after, or hours after? Maybe you need to calibrate your scales? I've never done it, but I found this

doityourself.com/stry/how-t...

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gman1961Hostβ€’ in reply tomoreless

I was ready to fling them lol.ill try again later.

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morelessAdministrator7 stoneβ€’ in reply togman1961

I'm sure you'll get it sorted :)

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Caz28

that's frustrating! If none of moreless suggestions apply, only one thing for it, but some new ones!

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gman1961Hostβ€’ in reply toCaz28

Hi Caz , disappointed to say the least .

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Glad to hear you've had a good week. Hopefully you can get those scales sorted out so you can have a consistent reading, to reflect your progress, which hopefully will be excellent! :-)

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gman1961Hostβ€’ in reply toZest

Was hoping so ,thanks Lowcal.

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IndigoBlue61

How annoying!! Especially when you have worked so hard 😑

I'm sure you will have lost 😊

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gman1961Hostβ€’ in reply toIndigoBlue61

Hi Anna ,

Try and sort them out later .

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